President Putin with Anatoly Kvashnin, head of the Russian Armed Forces\' General Staff.
Mr Putin and Mr Kvashnin discussed measures to ensure safe troop movements in the Chechen Republic.
Mr Kvashnin said efforts were being made to aid the families and relatives of soldiers who were killed and wounded when a Mil Mi-26 Halo military helicopter crashed on August 19 near Khankala in the Chechen Republic.